title: Lymphangioma: surrounding the ovarian vein and ovary.
abstract: Lymphangiomas are usually benign lesions seen in the head and neck region in children. Intra-abdominal localisation is rare and the majority of these cases are in early childhood. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas constitute approximately 1% of all lymphangiomas. They are generally diagnosed incidentally, may be asymptomatic or may present with a palpable abdominal mass. A limited number of cases of ovarian lymphangiomas have been reported in women, whereas there are no reported cases of paraovarian localisation. We present a rare case of lymphangioma located in bilateral paraovarian region and along the left ovarian vein with radiological findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Namik Kemal University, School of Medicine, Tekirdag, Turkey. aysunbalc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Korcan Aysun
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gonen
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abali
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oznur
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erdogan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology*